The First bag - goes up on Facebook

So it begins - with the a green Adrienne Vittadini bag - gently used with a few scuff marks - but a great accessory to any wardrobe for a fashionable girl. This was bought just shortly after the The Fashionable Friend moved to Ireland and the direct result of a long standing coveting of her green bag.  I will tell the story of that green bag another time. Needless to say, I no longer need it as I now have said coveted bag and the purple tote! This bag is a little harder to get rid of  then the Spunky intern tote , as it has history, but for $100 dollars in value of a donation (clothing, food or toys) to your local charity and proof of said donation for the blog ( to track the difference my closet contents can make ) I am willing to part with this fantastic bag. As I know two ladies on my facebook page that are interested in my closet contents -  Mom of the worlds greatest Autistic kid and what can only be called the most energetic and marvolous Mom of two very handsome twin boys.. lets see if this one tickles either of their fancy!

So ladies.. the closet door has opened, and I am feeling good..

The purse junkie no more

Winners --- oh so many bags!

So today as I walk by Winners - which I do everyday. I will say you do not need /want all those fabulous things! I have loved buying bags at winners simply because they are so much more affordable there! But no longer...

The only shopping for me now is groceries, Emma ( My Beautiful Little Lady), and gifts for others. The sheer amount of stuff in our little house is amazing really. Even toys - this past weekend I filled two huge garbage bags full of toys - of course headed to charity, however why did I ever think she needed so many??? Guilt for going back to work in the beginning, but other then that can't think why she needed 20 dolls?? What on earth am I teaching her?? She needs to anticipate things, work for them. Instead of it seems I have said "sure honey, mommy will buy yet again another toy". I didn't have 20 dolls as a kid. The need to surround myself with "things" ... now I gotta figure that one out! Insulation from judgment? I deserve it cause i can afford it???

I have only a couple of friends that are frugal, most are responsible consumers, and then I have many like me who are crazy about stuff. Every one of my shopping friends, I love. Some have a thing for great deals ( and thus do not spend ridiculous amounts) others love soaps and lotions, only a rare few truly understand the "rush" of the bag, many adore shoes.

Jay ( The Hubby) was beyond happy with this little attempt for me to stop shopping and examine why I do what I do.. he was often shaking his head when another new bag came in the house.. never one to say much about it, just would look at me and ask " another one? "

I have also come up with a plan.. the way in which I will weed out my current collection, when the time is right, item by item they will be posted - until they are all given away. The only cost to my friends will be one full environmental bag of food donated to a local food bank. So keep an eye on the blog and those who connect with me - I will likely also post on facebook.

And so.. on to a little less cluttered space - work. Where I have two black totes in my office drawer!

The purse junkie.. no more

So here goes....

Today i made a huge decision.. today I bought my last bag for the next year. Now to an average person this may seem strange. To me, this is huge. You see I am addicted to bags, purses and wallets.

You know those girls who buy shoes and hide them from their spouses? Well, I don't buy shoes like that.. I buy bags. Lots of them. I am not rich enough for the "it" bags. I don't own a Louis V bag, I do own at least 7 coach bags, Le Sport Sac, The Sak, Stone Mountain, 4 or 5 Liz bags, Roots and well i think you are getting the picture.

I realized a long time ago why I buy bags, it is simple they always fit. The thrill i get when I buy a new bag... well it is close to sex. Did you see confessions of a shopaholic? Well focus that attention and desire on bags and you have me!

Now, I deal with the overflow simply.. I give them away. You see I get over the "high" fairly quickly, then they end up stored in their "dust bags" until my Darling Friend Dawne comes for a visit from Sudbury and I give her all the ones she likes - so many over the years her husband think she has a problem.. well this is it... today I begin the de-cluttering of my life. And I am starting with the biggest addiction - bags. So as a huge send off - I bought one last bag today - a beautiful purple tote bag. I will have to work up to the de-cluttering of the current collection, but i WILL get there.

I am also planning to de-clutter my life in other ways.. and so today is the first day of the no shopping for purses and stuff I don't need.. wish me luck.

I am going to need it.

The Purse junkie..no more